Baby is 3 months old and is an "apple head"...precious with a great personality...so sweet...I will be taking her to the vet this week but I am do not know much about this breed and their idiocecrencies. Any special foods to avoid?
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Look up chihuahua and put in America and Club This is the parent club who protects its breed. Find health problems so you know what to watch out for.
I would read all through that section, especially the part of how the teaspoon, teacup, and miniature Chihuahua's are actually unthrifty runts of the litter that were allowed to breed until mostly what was born were runts. Cute ? you bet !!! Healthy ? heck, no ! The people who bring these pathetic things into the World are thinking about bucks, not the health of the tiny dog or the problems the owner will have.
My Chihuahua was a sturdy little guy and weighed a huge 4+ lbs ! ha, ha ! The only problem Moochie ever had was the soft palate and he would make a snoring noise when excited, so I'd pick him up and make him calm down. He couldn't get enough oxygen and I always just knew he'd have a heart problem and die from lack of oxygen ! Nope, he lived to be 17+. Moochie got weak one day and slowly died the next day - the vet cried as there was nothing she could do either, just everything was too old and the organs were failing. So, she helped him to the Rainbow Bridge... and my heart was crushed, and I cried for a week.
If your pup's eye is not bulging, this may be the good eye!
Eyes on dogs like Chi's can become enucleated. protrude out of the socket - which needs immediate attention to 'sew' the thing back in ! It happened to my niece's Chi - Pom cross and my poor 8 year old neice was screaming so much I couldn't understand her. I thought 'her' eye had popped out, not the dog!
It is also possible, that this is how your Baby girl will be.. or as she grows, you will not notice it as much. Sometimes parts grow faster than others.
Little Tess also need surgery on her ACL on the rear curve above the hock, a bladder stone and urinary tract infection. I understand these are common things. Tess went on reverse osmosis filtered water and could not have certain foods. She lived to be 15. She was great with my niece as she was going up.
Your breeder should give you a small book or a put together manual on the breed and care.
Also, if there is a health problem, you need to get the vet to write this down on letterhead and go back to the breeder on this. Your puppy should be guaranteed still at this point, if there are problems.
Just let the breeder know ASAP so they can make amends with another puppy, money back, or pay for part of the vet bill to get Baby healthy.. a responsible breeder will do this.
If not, go to the Chihuahua Club and akc.org and have fun reading !
WOW ! are you going to have fun with a new little pup ! Such Joy !
Maybe...
But if not...
You can put a neat embroidered patch on that eye, and win cute dog competitons ($$$)...
And regular and costly visits to the vet will definitely solve the eye problem...
But kill your wallet...
To even them out, push gently on the bulging eye until the other one bulges to match. If you hear a POP, stop.
Please don't really do this. It's probably just a little gas from the foods you were supposed to avoid.
SEE YOUR VET!
Why did you get a Chi? What the heck does the head matter?
At three months old the one that is not bulging may be fine and the one that is bulging may have an infection behind it. This needs to be looked at by your vet.
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